Rooms in your home that need a Nest Protect

Some rooms in your home have conditions that are more likely to damage a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm or set off nuisance alarms.

Regulations recommend against installing combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms in these rooms:

Kitchens 
If you want, you can install Nest Protect closer to cooking appliances than conventional smoke alarms. However, regulations suggest you place it at least 10 feet (3 meters), from cooktops or cooking appliances.

Unfinished attics 
Smoke alarms are not designed to work in extreme heat or cold, or in areas where smoke and dust are common as it could damage the sensors of the alarm.

Garages 
As they are usually not heated or cooled, the actual temperatures experienced in a garage may go above or below the temperature range that the alarm has been designed for. The smoke from engine exhaust fumes can also cause nuisance alarms and damage the sensors of the smoke alarm.

Furnace rooms, or any room that contains a water heater or a furnace. 
To avoid nuisance alarms, carbon monoxide alarms should be 15-20 feet from water heaters or furnaces.

Although you may have existing alarms in your home, check the placement of those alarms for compliance with these or local guidelines. Older homes, especially, may not align with current regulations.